Fanny by Gaslight

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11/16/2013 Though not really a bodice-ripping guilty pleasure a la The Wicked Lady or Madonna of the Seven Moons, Fanny by Gaslight has other charms. Indeed, though at times Calvert and Granger seem a little lost without pvertly hammy types to play, Anthony Asquith provides nicely subtle direction which plays up the subversion of what on paper seems like a classic good-hearted Victorian heroine story. All in all, a remarkable women's picture-- complete with a brothel, a bar, secret illegitimacy, murder*-- that travels between high class and low class to comment on the tyranny of honor, particularly that which requires the ignorance of a "respectable" woman. *Yeah, I really do wonder how the Hays-Code cut of this Fanny by Gaslight would at all be comprehensible. See more 12/18/2009 wow what a movie 2 watch....i have just seen this movie 4 the 1st time n think that this is a good movie 2 watch....its got a good cast of actors/actressess throughout this movie...i think that phyllis calvert, james mason, wilfrid lawson, stewart granger play good roles/parts throguhout this movie....i think that the director of this drama/romance/classics movie had done a good job of directing this movie because you never know what 2 expect throughout this movie....i think that this is a really good romance movie 2 watch with a good cast throguhout this movie its a enjoyable classics romance movie 2 watch See more 01/16/2009 i liked this, but all seemed to long for the plot, acting was rather plain and simple but i loved the duel at the end See more 12/21/2008 I wanted to like this b/w costume drama, but didn't. It was too gushing, and I gave up before the end. See more 09/11/2008 Not enough James Mason. Too wooden a Stewart Granger but not an awful movie. And a title that makes me giggle like a school girl! He he he! See more 08/23/2008 I so enjoyed this movie. One never knows especially growing up in those times. Awesome See more Read all reviews

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